277
Giving and receiving assistance
Mobility
Do not tow the vehicle with just the rear axle
raised as this may cause the steering to turn.
With a tow truck: vehicle with xDrive
Do not tow a BMW with xDrive with just
the front or rear axle raised; otherwise, the
wheels could lock up and the transfer case
could be damaged. <
Have the BMW transported on a flatbed surface
only.
Tow-starting
Avoid tow-starting the vehicle whenever possi-
ble; instead, jump-start the engine, refer to
page 274. Vehicles with a catalytic converter
should only be tow-started when the engine is
cold, vehicles with an automatic transmission or
Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch cannot be tow-started at all.
1. Switch on hazard warning flashers, comply
with local regulations.
2. Switch on the ignition, refer to page 60.
3. Shift into 3rd gear.
4. Have the vehicle tow-started with the clutch
depressed and slowly release the clutch.
After the engine starts, immediately
depress the clutch completely again.
5. Stop at a suitable location, remove the tow
bar or rope and switch off the hazard warn-
ing flashers.
6. Have the vehicle checked.
With xDrive: do not activate Hill Descent
Control HDC when the vehicle is being
tow-started, page 97.<
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Referen ceShort commands for the voice activation system
Office
Contacts
Navigation
General information
Displaying accepted calls {Received calls }
Displaying the list of messages {Messages }
Displaying Bluetooth devices {Bluetooth}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Opening Office menu {Office }
Displaying current Office {Current office }
Displaying contacts {Contacts }
Displaying messages {Messages }
Displaying calendar {Calendar }
Displaying tasks {Tasks }
Displaying reminders {Reminders }
FunctionCommand
Select a name. {Choose name }
Opening the contacts {Contacts }
My contacts {My contacts }
New contact {New contact }
FunctionCommand
Navigation menu {Navigation }
Opening destination entry {Enter address }
Entering an address {Enter address }
Opening destination guidance {Guidance }
Starting destination guidance {Start guidance }
Ending destination guidance {Stop guidance }
Opening the home address {Home address }
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
AUX-IN
– port
125
Available services 228
Average fuel consumption 82
– setting the units 85
Average speed 82
Avoid highways in
navigation 155
Avoiding unintentional alarms 38
Axle loads, refer to Weights 283
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support 48
Backrests, refer to Seat adjustment 47
Backrest width adjustment 48
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats 50
Bag holder 129
Band-aids, refer to First aid pouch 273
Bar, refer to Towing methods 276
Base plate for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 211
– refer to Snap-in adapter in
the center armrest storage
compartment 124
Battery 270
– charging 270
– disposal 40,271
– jump-starting 274
– remote control 30
– replacing 270
– temporary power failure 270
Battery renewal
– remote control 40
– remote control for vehicle 39
Being towed 275
Belt hand-over 53
– pinch protection system 53
Belts, refer to Safety belts 52Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts 52
Beverage holders, refer to Cupholders 126
Black ice, refer to Outside temperature warning 80
Blinds, refer to Roller
sunblinds 124
Blower, refer to Air volume 116
Bluetooth, activating/ deactivating 201
BMW
– car shampoo 265
BMW Assist 224
– updating 228
BMW Homepage 4
BMW Info 218
BMW Maintenance
System 260
BMW Online 226
BMW webpage 4
Bottle holders, refer to Cupholders 126
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic
Brake Control DBC 95
Brake fluid, refer to Service requirements 85
Brake Force Display 104
Brake lamps
– B ra
ke Force Display 104
Brake pads 136
– breaking in 136
Brake pedal, refer to Braking
safely 138
Brake rotors 139
– brakes 136
– breaking in 136
Brakes
– ABS 95
– BMW Maintenance System 260
– Brake Force Display 104
– breaking in 136
– parking brake 62
– service requirements 85Brakes, refer to Braking
safely 138
Brake system 136
– BMW Maintenance
System 260
– breaking in 136
– disc brakes 139
Breakdown services, refer to Roadside Assistance 273
Breaking in the clutch 136
Breaking in the differential, refer to Engine and
differential 136
Break-in period 136
Brightness of the Control Display 92
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 266
Button for starting the engine,
refer to Start/Stop button 60
Buttons on the steering wheel 11
C
Calendar 219
– displaying appointment 219
– selecting calendar day 219
California Proposition 65 warning 6
Call
– accepting 205
– ending 205
– muting the microphone 207
– rejecting 205
Calling, refer to Phone numbers, dialing 206
Calling, refer to Telephone owner's manual
Calls
– with multiple parties 206
Can holders, refer to Cupholders 126
Capacities 284
Capacity of the trunk 283
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 270
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Setting times, refer to
Preselecting switch-on
times 118
Shifting 67
– 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 67
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 64
– manual transmission 63
Shift into a drive position, refer to selector lever
positions 66
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector
lever positions 63
Shift paddles on the steering
wheel 67
Short commands for the voice activation system 285
Short route in navigation, refer to Selecting route 155
Side airbags 104
Side windows, refer to Windows 40
Signal horn, refer to
Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 46
– with airbags 46
– with head restraint 46
– with safety belts 46
Ski bag 130
Ski bag for Convertible, refer to Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 131
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to Glass roof, electric 41
Slot for remote control 60
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 127
Snap-in adapter 200
– inserting/removing 211Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 124
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 261
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 127
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 272
Spare fuses 271
Special destinations 150
Special destinations, displaying 151
Special oils, refer to Approved engine oils 258
Specified engine oils, refer to
Approved engine oils 258
Speed
– run-flat tires 99
– with winter tires 254
Speed limit 91
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit 91
Spee do,
refer to
Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
Split screen content, refer to Selecting the display for the
split screen content 22
Sport automatic transmission with double clutch 65
– driving dynamics control 68
– kickdown 67
– Launch Control 69
– manually unlocking parking lock 68
– neutral 66
– reverse gear 66
Sport program with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 67
Spray nozzles, refer to
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 71 Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 95
Start/Stop button 60
– starting the engine 61
– switching off the engine 62
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine 61
Starting assistance, refer to Jump-starting 274
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 274
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 60
Start menu 19
State/province, for
navigation 146
Status information on the Control Display 21
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 5
Steam jet 262,263
Steering wheel 55
– adjustment 55
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 55
– lock 60
– locking with Comfort Access 38
– shift paddles 67
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 67
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 103
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 63
Storage 265
Storage compartments 125
Storage nets 129
Stored trip, calling up 154
St or
ing a destination in the
address book 148
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 52
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Storing tires254
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 125
Street, entering,
navigation 147
Suitable mobile phones 200
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires 235
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 62
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 60
Switching the cooling function on and off 117
Switch-on times of parked car
ventilation, preselecting 118
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 81
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 35
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 269
Tail lamp, refer to Tail lamps 268
Tail lamps 268
– replacing bulb 268,269
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 284
Tasks 219
Technical data 280
– dimensions 281
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5
Telephone 200
– hands-free system 209
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 124
– phone book 207
– received calls 208
– redialing 208
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
– voice commands 209TeleService
225
Teleservice Diagnosis 226
Temperature
– automatic climate control 115
– changing unit of measure 85
– coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature 259
Temperature display
– outside temperature 80
– outside temperature warning 80
– setting the units 85
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 72
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo 140
Text message 217
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 269
Through-loading opening with integrated transport
bag 131
Through-loading system 128
Tilt alarm sensor 37
Tilt function, passenger side mirror 54
Timer, refer to Preselecting
switch-on times 118
Tire inflation pressure 235
– loss 99,100
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 98
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 100
– r es
etting the system 101
– system limitations 100
– warning lamp 101
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 99
Tire Quality Grading 251Tires
– age
251,253
– air loss 101
– breaking in 136
– changing, refer to Changing wheels 269
– condition 252
– damage 252
– inflation pressure 235
– labels 251
– minimum tread depth 252
– new wheels and tires 253
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 98
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 100
– puncture 99
– replacing 253
– run-flat tires 254
– size 251
– storage 254
– tread depth 252
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 252
– wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 253
– winter tires 254
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 159
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 266
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop 42
Tow bar 276
Tow fitting 275
– screw thread 275
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 275
Towing 275
– car with automatic transmission 275
– methods 276
– with 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 276
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